Necktie stabilizer



July 15, 1941.

J. W. BENSQN NECKTIE STABILIZER Filed Jan. 7, 1941 'INVE'NTOR.

Patented July 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,248,939 NECKTIE STABI L IZER John W. Benson, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application January '7, 1941, Serial No. 373,422

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in necktie stabilizers; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel device susceptible of optional attachment over either a detachable collar button which attaches a separable collar to the neck band of a shirt, or over a sewnon button serving to close an attached collar of a shirt; said device being adapted to support the knot of a necktie, applied to the shirt collar, whereby to retain said necktie knot against unsightly downward shifting or sagging from its properly applied position over the meeting ends of the shirt collar and within the fold of the latter between its points.

This invention has for an object to provide a necktie stabilizer comprising, a body formed from sheet material bent transversely across its medial portion so as to provide opposite end sections disposed in acute angular relation, said body having a collar button passage opening including a portion extending into one section shaped to operatively engage a detachable collar button, and another portion extending into the other section shaped to operatively engage a sewn-on collar button, whereby the stabilizer is reversible for selective operative attachment to said respective types of collar buttons, and so that said sections are respectively selectively usable as anchoring bases and as necktie supports, accordingly as the stabilizer is used with either a separable shirt collar or an attached shirt collar.

The invention has for another object to provide a necktie stabilizer characterized as above stated which, in use, provides, at one end, an anchoring base to engage over a shirt collar button so as to be operatively supported thereby, and, at the other end, an upwardly inclined support adapted to engage and thrust upwardly against the back of the necktie knot, whereby to firmly and securely uphold the latter in place within the fold of a shirt collar and between its points against downward shifting or sagging; the stabilizer being of such form and construction that its necktie engaging parts are free from sharp points, serrations or other formations likely to rasp, unduly wear, or otherwise injure the material of the necktie.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be understood from the following detailed description'of the same. 7 I

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank of sheet material from which the novel necktie stabilizer is formed; Fig. 2 is a side edge elevation of the resulting stabilizer after the blank has been bent into operative form or shape; Fig. 3 is a front face elevation of the stabilizer as positioned for operative engagement with 'a'detachable collar button employed with a separable shirt collar; and Fig. 4 is a front face elevation of the stabilizer in reversed position for operative engagement with a sewn-on collar button of an attached shirt collar.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view showing a separable shirt collar and associated detachable collar button with the necktie stabilizer operatively assembled therewith in supporting relation to a necktie applied to said collar; and Fig, 6 is a vertical sectional view through the same.

Fig. '7 is a front elevational view showing an attached shirt collar and its sewn-on collar button with the necktie stabilizer operatively assembled therewith in supporting relation to a neck tie applied to said collar; and Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view through the same. 1

Similar charactersof reference are employed in the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

The novel necktie stabilizer of this invention comprises, an initially flat body or blank Ill formed of a suitable sheet material, such e. g. as sheet metal or plastic or other sheet material capable of being wroughtinto the final form hereinafter described. Said body or blank Ill-is preferably of oblong rectangular shape. central portion of said body or blank I0 is cut away to provide a button passage opening having button engaging parts. iar peripheral shape adapted to provide a trans versely disposed passage portion I l in the medial part of the body or blank which is of maximum width calculated to be somewhat in excess of the diametric sizes of detachable collar button heads as well as of the diametric sizes of sewn-on collar buttons with which attached collar shirts are usually provided, so that collarbutton heads or sewn-on buttons, as the case may be, can be easily passed through this button passage portion I I of said opening. Extending from one side of said transverse button passage portion l l,- longitudinally and centrally toward one end of the body or blank I0, is a relatively narrow vertical slot portion l2. Extending from the other side of said transverse button passage portion I [,longitudinally and centrally toward the other end of said body or blank I0, is a tapered notch portion I3, the divergent sides M of which extend respectively to the respective ends of said transverse The Said opening is of pecul button passage portion H. The wide mouth of said tapered notch portion l3 together with the contiguous transverse button passage portion ll provides a total open area sufficiently large to easily accommodate and pass round heads of detachable collar buttons, as well as heads or buttons of comparatively fiat form.

The perforate body or blank I is bent transversely across its medial portion so as to provide opposite end sections [5 and I6 disposed in acute angular relation, preferably so as to form an included angle of approximately forty-five degrees, more or less. When the body or blank I0 is thus bent into this finished and operative shape, the transverse button passage portion l I of the opening thereof will be located substantially at the juncture of said oppositely extending sections I5 and 16, whereby the slot portion I2. extends into and lies within the plane of the section I5, while the notch portion I3 extends into and lies within the plane of the section It.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawing, there is shown therein, a fragmentary portion of a shirt l8 having a neckband l9, through the lapped ends 26-2! of which is passed the head 22 and shank 23 of a detachable collar button 24. Buttoned over the head, 22 of said collar button 24 are the meeting ends 25-26 of a separate collar 21. Tied into the fold of the collar, in the usual manner, is a necktie, the knot 28 of which is drawn up over the meeting ends of the collar 21, and within the fold of the latter between its points. When using the necktie stabilizer of this invention with a separablecollar 2! connected to the shirt by a detachable button as above set forth, the stabilizer is positioned as shown in Fig. 3 so that the section l5 having the indenting slot portion i2 is disposed in perpendicular plane for use as an anchoring base, and the section 16 is thereby disposed in angular outward and up ward projection from the anchoring base thus afforded. As thus disposed, the stabilizer is applied to the collar button so as to. pass the head 22 of the latter outwardly through the passage portion II, and then, by a downward sliding movement, the slot portion 82 is passed over the collar button shank 23 :in straddling relation thereto, whereby the section 15, as an anchor ingbase, is disposed behind the collar button head 22 so as to be suspended and supported thereon, and so as tov be thereby firmly secured against lateral shift or other accidental displacement. When the stabilizer is thus operatively disposed, the outwardly and upwardly angularly projecting section l6 engages its smoothand straight free end edge IS with upward thrusting pressure upon the back of the necktie knot 28, thus upholding the same in the-properand neatly disposed position shown, and against sagging or downward shift with resultant untidy appearance. The stabilizer may be applied to the collar button, in the manner above described, either before or after the necktie is tied. j

Referring to Figs. 7 and8 of the drawing, there is illustrated therein a fragmentary, portion of a shirt 30 having an attached collar 3!, to one end, as 32, of which is sewn, by-attaching thread stitches 33, a button 34 .over; which the other or button-hole end 35 of the collar is engaged to close the same. The necktie is tied into the fold of the attached collar 3!, in the usual manner, so that the knot 28 is drawn up over the buttoned together ends 32-35 of said collar and within the fold thereof between its points.

Sewn-on buttons serving attached collars are drawn by their attaching thread stitches close to the collar material, and substantially no shank-like formation is afforded, so that considerable .difficulty and resistance would be met with in attempting to engage a narrow slot portion, such as the slot portion I2 of section I5 of the stabilizer, between the back of the button 34 and the collar ends, although such narrow slot portion I2 is required for sufficiently close embrace of the shank of a detachable type collar button in order to assure secure anchoring of the stabilizer against lateral shifting or wobbling. In order therefore to provide a means for easy, quick and nevertheless secure anchoring engagement of the stabilizer device with the sewn-on button 34 of attached collar shirts, said stabilizer device is made reversible, whereby the section l6 becomes the anchoring base and section l5 the angular up-thrusting necktie knot support. The notch portion it of section [6, having divergent side margins M, affords a wide mouth, which can easily be wedged down behind the sewn-on button 3E and around its thread stitch connection with the collar end, so as to embrace the same, thus firmly mounting the section [6 in anchor base functioning position, .so that the stabilizer device is securely held against accidental displacement, and so as to direct the section l5 into angular up-thrusting and sup-porting relation to the necktie knot as shown in Figs. 7 and8.

From the above description, it will be clear that the instant invention provides a very practical and yet simple and efficient necktie stabilizer which is reversible so asto be conveniently selectively usable at will with either detached or at tached collar shirt-s.

Havingnow described my invention, I claim:

1. A stabilizer device for the purposes described comprising, a body having angularly divergent end sections, and. said body having a button passage ,therethrough, from whichrextends into one section a comparatively narrow vertical button shank receiving slot and from which extends into the other section a button embracingtapered notch, said end sections being selectivel usable either as a collar button engaging anchor base or a necktie knot engaging support.

2. A stabilizer device for the purposes described comprising, an oblong body of sheet material bent transversely through its medial portion to provide opposite end sections disposed in acute angular relation, and said body having intermediate said sections a button passageopening from which extends into one section a comparatively narrow vertical slot portionand from which extends into the other section a tapered notch'portion thesides of which diverge toward said button passage opening, said sections being selectively usable either as a collar button engaginganchor base or a necktie knot engaging support.

JOHN W'. BENSON. 

